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TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. , a supplier of wireless handset RF front-end modules and network base station components, announced the intent to open a new design and support center in High Point, North Carolina. The facility will be known as the North Carolina Design Center (NCDC), and is part of...

L-3 Communications announced that its Interstate Electronics Corp. (IEC) subsidiary was awarded $37 M for the first phase of the US Air Force Modernized USER Equipment (MUE) Program by the US Air Force NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office. The total potential contract value for IEC, including...

The Industry Exhibition In addition to the impressive technical program offering during IMS 2006, there is always the Industry Exhibition, held Tuesday through Thursday in the Moscone Convention Center. This year provided record-breaking numbers with 523 companies displaying their latest new products and services in 917 booths on the...

CAP Wireless Inc. has been awarded $750 K in USAF SBIR funding to develop and produce a high efficiency, 150 W, gallium nitride-based power amplifier that covers the entire X-band. Based on its proprietary, patent-pending spatial combiner technology, this high power, solid-state amplifier technology can potentially fill applications that...

ThyssenKrupp Technologies and EADS jointly agreed on a concept for the industrial structure of Atlas Elektronik , following approval from the Competition Directorate of the European Commission. The central point being the preservation of Atlas Elektronik as an independent company. The concept allows for the founding of a joint...

Saudi Telecom (STC) has selected Ericsson as the prime supplier for its new HSPA network, which will enable STC to introduce a wide range of premium quality multimedia and high speed data services to Saudi users. Under the agreement Ericsson will deliver packet core, radio access and transmission for...

Laird Technologies , a handset antenna manufacturer with over one billion handset antenna shipments, announced they have signed an agreement with RFMD ® , a provider of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC), to jointly develop RF systems for the wireless industry. Laird Technologies and RFMD engineers will work together...

EM Research Inc. (www.emresearch.com), a manufacturer of standard and custom-engineered phase-locked oscillators and frequency synthesizers that cover 5 MHz to 14 GHz, has relocated into an upgraded, modern facility to accommodate significantly increased engineering and manufacturing demands. The new facility incorporates over 15,000 square feet of design, manufacturing and...

TECOM Industries Inc. announced the company has received a contract award to supply antennas for SATCOM asset tracking. Terms of the contract include delivery of 60,000 antennas in various configurations for mobile land and seaboard usage. The assemblies are part of a system that provides real-time tracking and monitoring...

In a contract valued at €70 M, Alcatel has been selected by Telekom Malaysia (TM) as the prime supplier of Celcom Berhad, a wholly-owned company of TM and Malaysia's premier mobile communications provider, for its 3G/UMTS wireless network. Under the agreement, the company will deliver 3G/UMTS radio access network...